Rick Frank
President, Dominion Software, Inc.
Boston Metropolitan Area
617-332-1144 (day)
rfrank@dominionsw.com
Software Engineer with over 20 years of software development experience seeking contracts for Windows,
Mac OSX, or Linux Software Development.
Java, C#, C++, C, Perl, Objective-C.
- Visual Studio 2005
- Netbeans (Java)
- Apple XCode 2.4 (Mac OSX)
- Eclipse (C++) Unix
- Installshield 12 (Windows)
- .NET
- Java (Swing and AWT)
- QT C++ Framework (Trolltech)
- Cocoa (Mac OSX)
- Carbon (Mac OSX)
- OpenGL
- TWAIN (Image Scanner Interface)
- Subversion Source Control
- Peforce Source Control
- Visual Studio 6.0
- MFC
- Metrowerks Codewarrior
- Powerplant
Java Applications, DLLs, .NET Applications, MFC Applications, MFC DLLs, Installshield Installers
Cocoa Applications, Carbon Applications,Java Applications, Digidesign Plugins, Netscape Plugins,Quicktime Components
Java Applications using Netbeans (Swing, AWT), C++ Applications using QT C++ Framework
Assisted Full Spectrum Software with a variety of medical related software products, includingsoftware to manipulate gene sequencing hardware, firewire cameras, and automated image processing. Tools used included Netbeans (Java, Linux), gnu C++ (C++ Linux command line), QT (Trolltech), Visual Studio (C++ Windows XP). Projects still ongoing.
Assisted Troodon Technologies with the architecture and development of their TrooTrace™ DigiDesign Audio AnalysisPlugin.This plugin works on both Windows and MacOSX and makes use of the Digidesign SDK. Tools used included Visual Studio C++(Windows XP) and XCode C++ (MacOSX).
Assisted TechEn with moving a legacy MacOS application to OSX. Tools used included Metrowerks Codewarrior, XCode. Project still ongoing.
Assisted Nikon Inc. with the development of their version 3.0, and 3.5 software for the D1 and DX1 Cameras. (These are "High End" cameras for the professional market). Modified the software to be a "Carbon" MacOS X application. Implemented new features and enhanced existing features. Fixed bugs and assisted with delivering final product on schedule. Tools used include Metrowerks Codewarrior, Powerplant, Visual Studio (Window XP), Perforce Source Code Control.
Work Prior to 2000
Ported ThingWorld.com's Netscape Plugin from Windows to MacOS. Project included porting ThingWorld's multimedia engine to Macintosh - including animation, video and sound. Tools used included Metrowerks CodeWarrior version 6.0, Visual C++, Source Safe. Technologies included extensive use of Quicktime Movie Component (video) and the MacOS Sound Manager (sound).
Assisted FlashPoint, Inc, with their porting of the McDougal Littell Windows HM3 mathematics engine and content processor to Macintosh.
Macintosh development of TWAIN and Photoshop Plugin Image Scanning support for Lernout & Hauspie's
Kurzweil 3000 for the Macintosh.
Assisted Full Spectrum Software with the design and implentations of a USB Device Driver and Application for Data Acquisition Devices manufactured by Data Translations, Inc. Developed 2-part USB Device Driver consisting of a firmware loader and a device driver. Developed an Application that interfaced with the USB driver to capture and display data. Application features include "oscilliscope" type graphical display. Implemented asynchronous capture using Macintosh OSQueues for high speed acquisition on the MacOS. Project completed under extremely tight schedule.
Developed Netscape plugin and System Software for the MacOS that enables display of Web Images but prevents their capture by Save As, Print, or Screen Capture. Languages used include C++, C.
Developed Native PowerPC Drivers for PCCard Modem , SRam, and ATA disk PCCards for MacOS Clone desktop and laptop machines. Tools used include CodeWarrior, Jasik Debugger, MacsBug. Languages used include C++, C.
1989 to 1994
Served as lead developer for numerous commercial and in-house software products.Tools used include CodeWarrior, THINK C, MPW, Jasik Debugger, MacsBug. Languages used include C++, C, Pascal, 68000 Assembler.
Used CodeWarrior to develop Cross-Platform (Windows and Macintosh) Bitmap, Virtual Memory, Display, Animation, and Document Handling engines. Implemented tools for imaging rotation, scaling, painting (brushes). Developed algorithms and designs for manipulation of layered "clip art" and animations in this popular and powerful children's product.
Developed Animation File Format and Display engine using CodeWarrior for fast streaming of images and sound. Developed Tools to build animations from customer supplied images and sounds. Technical supervision of team of developers solving performance and hardware requirements issues.
Used MPW C++ to co-design Word Processing engine with fast text layout and display. Features included paragraph, section, and document layouts, mulit-column wrapping around irregular objects, text searching. Worked on user interface, file handling, and XTND import and export file filters.
Used THINK C to develop Cross-Platform (Macintosh, Windows, DOS) file format reading/writing for Macwrite, MacWrite 4.5, Macwrite II, and ASCII file formats. Interfaced to Grammar Checking engine and implemented User Interface for display of grammar checking reports.
Used THINK C to develop product that enabled Graphic Designers to send image files over the phone to Slide Manufacturing locations. Implemented Kermit protocol for sending and receiving files. Implemented Printer Driver to image files from any application to PICT format.
1988 to 1989
Worked on a team integrating MacOS with Banyan Vines. Tools used include THINK C, MPW, MacsBug. Languages used include C++, C, Pascal, 68000 Assembler.